| − | Asa Griggs Candler was a USA capitalist and the first head of the Coca-Cola Company. He bought the rights to the soft drink Coca-Cola from its inventor, a USA doctor named John Pemberton. | + | Asa Griggs Candler was a USA capitalist and the first head of the Coca-Cola Company. He bought the rights to the soft drink Coca-Cola from its inventor, a USA doctor named John Pemberton. In addition he was the Mayor of Atlanta from 1916 to 1919. |